WO2019053487A1 - Laser ou amplificateur optique stabilisé et procédé de stabilisation - Google Patents

Laser ou amplificateur optique stabilisé et procédé de stabilisation Download PDF

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WO2019053487A1
WO2019053487A1 PCT/IB2017/055496 IB2017055496W WO2019053487A1 WO 2019053487 A1 WO2019053487 A1 WO 2019053487A1 IB 2017055496 W IB2017055496 W IB 2017055496W WO 2019053487 A1 WO2019053487 A1 WO 2019053487A1
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Kutan GÜREL
Thomas SÜDMEYER
Stéphane SCHILT
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Abstract

L'invention concerne un dispositif optique de laser ou d'amplificateur comprenant un élément de gain (101, 32), une unité de pompe agencée opérationnellement pour pomper l'élément de gain dans une condition d'inversion de population, tel qu'il peut amplifier un signal optique principal avec un gain d'amplification qui est au moins partiellement saturé, le dispositif optique incluant une entrée auxiliaire (22) connectée optiquement à une source auxiliaire (23, 113) générant un signal optique auxiliaire qui est propagé au moins dans une partie de l'élément de gain conjointement avec le signal optique principal, et avec une longueur d'onde qui est amplifiée dans l'élément de gain (101, 32), le dispositif optique comprenant en outre une unité de contrôle (118) agencée opérationnellement pour contrôler la source auxiliaire (23, 113).
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